Thursday, May 07, 2009

Coming soon: A Boomer Bailout via Social Security

David Ignatius at WaPo: "Boomers Going Bust".

Noteworthy:

"What's going to happen? Certainly, people will try to save more. But my guess, knowing my generational cohort, is that we'll want a government bailout to supplement our too-meager retirement savings. Unfortunately, the Treasury won't have enough money to fund our Medicare benefits, let alone a top-up in Social Security. "

Hmm......if this SS benefit increase does take place, then the Obamantion could eliminate tax breaks for senior citizens and remove the restrictions on taxing Social Security benefits.

It's a perfect opportunity to grandstand about "fixing a problem" on the front end, while aggravating the problem even more on the back end.

Brilliant!
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